It was a couple of hours before Derek emerged again. I sat on a stump a couple feet away trying to find a comfortable position to sleep. It was no use but I think it had more to do with all the supernatural creatures roaming around. Kylie had left an hour to ago to go to sleep so I pulled out my phone but it was dead. I didn't dare asking for a plug, knowing that even if they did they wouldn't share it with a human like me.

"Derek, what did they say?" I jumped up, thanking god for an excuse to stretch my legs. I realized my butt was extremely sore and I wanted nothing more than to be in my own bed.

"We'll talk about it when we get to the car!" He barked which could only mean that he hadn't been successful. We began our trek back down to the car. My feet felt like cement strapped to my thighs and my eyes were starting to droop. I tried to walk as fast as possible without tripping over loose tree stems or rocks hidden in the soil.

"Derek, can we please just set up camp here for the night? I can't go any further!" I heard a growl and he reluctantly stopped.

"We can't stop" he turned around and walked to me, "Get on!" I opened my eyes wide in confusion. "I'm going to carry you down! Now jump on my back!" His eyes were starting to glow red but it was dim. He must've been really tired too. I obeyed his upset command and jumped on, straddling his waist. He almost buckled under the extra weight but he recovered and started running full speed through the forest.

I had never known what it felt like to be a werewolf, to have all that speed and power at your disposal. I felt weak with the only thing to protect myself with being a baseball bat. I held on tighter as he leaped over a boulder with a large drop on the other side. He landed as quickly as he had taken over and ran even faster than before. I had never been this close to Derek. I bet her felt violated, especially since I was slipping and my feet were slipping down to his groin area. Before I knew it, we had the opening in sight. He dropped me without warning right before we got to the exit and walked silently to the car, returning to his brooding sour wolf status.

I got up and brushed myself off. I walked lazily after him and almost collapsed when I got to the car. "So, what happened?"

He pursed his lips and growled. "He's not going to help! He's only letting 4 or 5 Betas volunteer but he's probably just selecting his weakest. I thought this would go better! Now, I have no one to help. I'm going to have to start turning innocents to protect me!" He said the last part as he looked to me. My eyes got wide. "Don't worry Stillinksi! I would never want you in my pack. Now, get some sleep. I got to be up early to get the new recruits and then were heading back to Beacon Hills" he opened the door but didn't get in.

"Wait, I thought you said we were going to be gone a week!"

"That was before you were coming. I was planning on taking my time but they don't like having a human around and you need to get back to school."

I climbed into the backseat of the Camaro and used my jacket as a pillow. I waited for Derek to climb into the front but he never did and I was too tired to go looking for him.

I woke up the next morning with a crick in my neck. My jacket was on the floor and I had somehow jammed my head sideways into the door. I sat up and saw that the sun was well over the horizon and Derek was nowhere to be seen. He must have gone back up to get our werewolves. I got out of the car and stretched before diving back in and starting the car. I had a small breakfast of Twinkies and water and finally plugged in my phone. It started up a few minutes later and I had six missed calls. Five were from Scott and one was from Lydia. I checked Lydia's call first.

"Stiles if you were going to go on a trip with Derek, you should've just told us or at least me" her voice quieted down and she seemed depressed. What did she mean by "at least me"? Did Lydia like me? Of course, I would jump to that conclusion. That's what I had wanted since 3rd grade but it couldn't be true. She was in love with Scott and that's all she is at the moment. I couldn't delve into the topic anymore in my mind because Derek came running down the hill with three other people in tow.

I slowly got out and looked expectantly at the new werewolves. I waited for Derek to introduce us. He just walked past me and started clearing space in the car. I took the liberty to introduce myself. "Hey, I am Stiles Stilinksi and you'll probably be seeing a lot more of me around so it would be great if we got to know each other." I tried to say with as much enthusiasm but I was getting nervous.

The oldest, maybe 26, came forward. He was a little taller than me with a burly black beard. He wasn't very muscular but he looked menacing. "My name is Simon Franz. This is my wife Patricia and our son Payson." The wife was petite yet her face said she meant business. She was short and wore a green sun dress. Payson looked a little younger than me, maybe 14 or 15. He was very tall and gaining muscle. He didn't quite look like either of his parents. He had jet black hair that hung in his face and he was tan, like he had just lied in the sun all summer long. He seemed apprehensive when I went to shake his hand. He probably didn't have many friends.

I smiled and backed slowly away to where Derek was moving stuff around. "You know, were not all going to fit right? It's like humanly impossible!"

"We're not humans, remember?" He smirked, so proud of his little joke.

"HAHA. No but seriously what are we going to do?"

"Only three are going in the car!" He stood up and placed my luggage in the trunk.

"But there are five of us!"

"Actually there are six" he looked up at the hill as a small wolf came bounding down the hill. It reached the bottom, sprinted to me and leaped, knocking me into Derek. I laughed but Derek wasn't amused. The wolf turned back into a human and I noticed it was Kylie, sitting on me with no clothes on. She stood up and Derek handed her a blanket. No one else seemed fazed. "You're going to drive Kylie and Payson back to Beacon Hills and were going to run. Try to get back as soon as possible so that means no stops for snacks, got it?" I pouted and got in the car. Payson and Kylie followed.

"So are we ready to go?" Payson just nodded and turned towards the window and Kylie began asking a million questions about Beacon Hills. This was going to be a long ride.

We arrived at Derek's loft at 11:00. The kids followed me upstairs and I knocked at the door. Derek wasn't there yet but Peter opened the door. "Why, hello there!" He seemed shocked that I had two children with me. "Who's this?"

"Didn't Derek tell you about his recruits?"

"Yea, but when he said he would be bringing back werewolves to join his pack, I thought they would be more scary and bad ass. I wasn't expecting kids to show up to fight an all-powerful Alpha pack!" Kylie stepped behind me but Payson remained standing to my right.

"Relax! He won't hurt you. Derek won't allow it. I won't allow it." Kylie stepped out again and walked past Peter into her new home. Payson followed and Peter stood to the side, mouth opened wide. I smirked and made a small sound that made Peter growl. I rolled my eyes knowing that he wouldn't touch me either. Even though I wasn't a werewolf, I was pretty much part of the pack.

He stormed upstairs and slammed his door. I think I gave the nickname sour wolf to the wrong person. "Where are we going to sleep?" It was Payson who spoke and he was already scowering the entire place for a free outlet to plug in his phone.

"To be honest, I'm not sure. I don't live here." Kylie's eyes grew wide and she ran over to me.

"You're not going to leave us here right?" The desperation in her voice made me want to run out, buy her ice cream and a stuffed animal.

"No, I'm not leaving you. I won't be here all the time but I'll pop in every once in a while." She whimpered and lowered her gaze. "And besides, Payson's parents will be here any moment with Derek. There's going to be another woman!" Her ears perked up at that and she beamed back, her golden eyes shining brightly through her messy hair. I l tried to see if Payson had his eyes glowing but they were still green.

Peter returned, taking the stairs two at a time. "Derek just called. He said he's running a little late. He asked if you would show them around town. Maybe get them signed up for school." I nodded, not wanting to lie to get them into our public school system. I wasn't their parent but I've pulled off worst lies so this should be a piece of cake.

Thank you so much for reading! I'm sorry its taking a while to get to the point but I like adding detail. I think it makes the story more interesting. But review and let me know what you think!